The Kleinman Edition Kitzur Shulchan Aruch: Code Of Jewish Law

by Shlomo Ganzfried

Since 1864, Rabbi Shlomo Ganzfried's Kitzur Shulchan Aruch has been one of the world's most widely used Halachic guides for daily Jewish living. No work of Halachah has been reprinted so many times in so many countries. Now ArtScroll / Mesorah has embarked on a major project to present a clear, authoritative, definitive treatment of this classic text, presenting "the Kitzur" in the same universally acclaimed format as ArtScroll's Schottenstein Edition of the Talmud.

The finished work is a five-volume set featuring:
* Fully vowelized Hebrew text of the Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, based on the author's own corrected Lemberg edition of 1884
* Crisp, clear English translation appropriate for student and scholar alike
* ArtScroll's trademark phrase-by-phrase elucidation with explanatory notes
* Original editorial glosses from Rabbi Shlomo Ganzfried
* Detailed appendices

A special major feature that will make this an even more useful Halachic guide: This edition lists important rulings of two of the last century's most widely studied halachic authorities, when they differ from the Kitzur:
* Mishnah Berurah, the Chafetz Chaim's authoritative commentary on Orach Chaim
* Igros Moshe, the monumental responsa of the Posek Hador, HaGaon Rav Moshe Feinstein zt"l.

With these vitally important additions, The Kleinman Edition of the Kitzur Shulchan Aruch / Code of Jewish Law will be a valuable and useful resource to all.

Genres: Judaism, Jewish, Religion, Judaica

2489 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1864

Reviews

[Leib Mitchell · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is a handy reference book and it is good for what it is.

If you already have the Mishna Berurah, you can probably skip this one.

[rivka · Rating 5 out of 5]

It took us a while, but we finished! And now I can say I have learned the entire Kitzur. (phew!)